Local Highways Manager Danny Taylor on a road closed near Kempsford due to a burrowing badger under the road. Picture by Paul Nicholls
Further to the article on page 3 of this week's Standard reporting the above road closure - bit.ly/2J58CED.
It is important to note that the badgers have been living at this site for a great many years and official cones have been placed (one assumes by Highways) to mark the diggings on numerous occasions.
The present situation could have been avoided had the road been repaired before it reached this critical condition, at a time when the badgers were not active, and months ahead of this or any RIAT.
Alison Ward
Kempsford
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